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由法定证据制度的特点想到的

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在法定证据制度下,封建等级特权极为盛行。在有关证人证言的证明力的规定中,这个特点表现得尤其突出。比如,1875年的《俄罗斯帝国法规全书》规定:

当几个地位或性别不同的证人的证言发生矛盾时,要依照下列原则处理

  1. 男人的证言优于妇女的证言;
  2. 学者的证言优于非学者的证言;
  3. 显贵者的证言优于普通人的证言;
  4. 僧侣的证言优于世俗人的证言”。

看这个规则,被评论为当时的封建的产物,细想一下,现在不也是这样吗?专家学者的一句话都胜过普通人的千万句话。男人的话语权不正是比妇女的强吗?当时的这种规则被法律规定下来,现在则变成了潜规则,一样存在。规则从来没变,只是从台面上放到了台面下。这种权威迷信本来就是人的本性。旧社会迷信神鬼之言,科技革命后则迷信专家学者之言。

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